k
see also: K
Pronunciation Letter
  1. Letter of the English alphabet
  2. The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.
Noun

k (plural ks)

  1. (computing) A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).
  2. (computing) A kilobit (more formally kb), especially in measuring Internet connection.
  3. (colloquial) kilometre or kilometres.
    We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.
  4. (colloquial) thousand or thousands.
    Just about 65 k of Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.
  5. The SI measurement value of 1,000
Interjection
  1. (colloquial, texting, Internet slang) OK
    Synonyms: 'kay

K
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /keɪ/, [kʰeɪ]
Letter
  1. Letter of the English alphabet
    • 1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 616:
      The symbol K, however, was not entirely lost; it is found irregularly in inscriptions of all dates down to the times of the empire, and regularly as an initial abbreviation of Kalendæ, Karthago, Kæso (the proper name).
Noun

k (plural ks)catlangname en

  1. (legal, informal) Abbreviation of contract#English|contract.
  2. (education, US) Abbreviation of kindergarten#English|kindergarten.
    "K-8" is Kindergarten through eighth grade.
  3. (often, computing) Abbreviation of kilo-#English|kilo-, 1,024.
  4. (computing) A single character message used as an acknowledgement (ACK), meaning "previous message received and understood."
  5. (Morse code) Abbreviation of go ahead#English|go ahead, over#English|over, an indication that a message is complete and a reply is awaited.
  6. (baseball) Abbreviation of strikeout#English|strikeout.
  7. (card games, chess) Abbreviation of king#English|king.
  8. (biology) Abbreviation of carrying capacity#English|carrying capacity.
  9. (slang) Short for OK#English|OK.
  10. (knitting) Abbreviation of knit#English|knit.
    • 1855, Godey's Magazine (volume 51, page 71)
      Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
  11. (slang) Abbreviation of ketamine#English|ketamine a drug.
  12. (music) Abbreviation of Köchel number#English|Köchel number.
    Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
  13. (UK, government) Abbreviation of knighthood#English|Knighthood.
  14. (economics) Abbreviation of capital#English|capital.
  15. (printing) Abbreviation of black#English|black.
Translations
  • French: R (roi)
  • German: K (König)
  • Portuguese: R (rei)
  • Russian: К



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